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Saturday June 7, 1980
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Five RBIs by Clint Hurdle and solid pitching by Rich Gale helped the Royals spank the Rangers, 7-2, for their fifth straight victory. Hurdle blasted a homer with two men on in the second and knocked in two more with a two-out triple in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 7, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals       0  3  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  8  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .300      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Oliver lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .298
G. Brett 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .325      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .367
Porter c              4   1   0   0     1   1   .297      Zisk rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Otis cf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .191        Ellis c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Aikens 1b             4   2   2   0     1   1   .251      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .238
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .301
Hurdle rf             4   1   2   5     0   1   .291        Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .293      Roberts 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .231
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Harrelson ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Frias ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .230
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allard p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   8   7     6   7             Totals               34   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 24,530
Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Gale, Roberts
Doubles: Zisk (4), Rivers (11)
Triples: Hurdle (1)
Home Runs: Hurdle (5)
Stolen Bases: White (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Putnam (1)
GIDP: G. Brett (5)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (5,by Allard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(2-6)             9     8   2   1   1   4   0  36   5.11
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   4   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(3-4)            4     6   5   5   2   2   1  20   4.02
Rajsich                 0.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   5   6.59
Allard                  4.1   1   0   0   2   5   0  17   0.00
Totals                  9     8   7   7   6   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Allard (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
singled to left; G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded
out (second to first); Oliver singled to center; Staub flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); Otis walked;
Aikens singled to center [Otis to third]; Hurdle homered [Otis
scored, Aikens scored]; White popped to first in foul territory;
Washington reached on an error by Roberts; Wilson was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to shortstop; Zisk was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Gale [Zisk to second]; Putnam
grounded out (second to first) [Zisk to third]; Sundberg struck
out; Roberts singled to left [Zisk scored (unearned)]; Harrelson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out
(second to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills popped to shortstop; Rivers lined to right;
Oliver singled to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Aikens grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Otis to second]; Hurdle popped to third; White
singled to right [Otis scored]; White stole second; Washington
walked; Wilson singled to center [White scored, Washington to
second]; McRae flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Putnam flied
out to right; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: RAJSICH REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); G. Brett flied
out to left; Porter walked; Otis flied out to left; Aikens
walked [Porter to second]; Hurdle tripled to right [Porter
scored, Aikens scored]; ALLARD REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING);
White popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts singled to center; GRUBB BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to
second]; Wills grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to
third]; Rivers lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: FRIAS REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Wilson was hit by a pitch; McRae
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; G. Brett
walked; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Staub flied out to right;
Zisk doubled to center [Oliver to third]; Putnam hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Oliver scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
singled to right; Hurdle struck out; White forced Aikens
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 7TH: Roberts popped to first; Frias struck out; Wills
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7,
Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington lined to shortstop; Wilson struck out;
McRae walked; G. Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers doubled; Oliver lined to third; TORRES
REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Staub flied out to left; Willie
Wilson injured chasing foul fly by Rusty Staub; Zisk flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: ELLIS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING C ); NORRIS REPLACED
SUNDBERG (PLAYING RF); Porter flied out to center; Otis struck
out; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Putnam flied
out to center; Norris flied out to center; Roberts walked; Frias
forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Rangers 2.



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